Ruby Street

This recent poem of mine in Overland is partly about the inbetweeness I've felt, partly about working life, always about language, but also contains a bit of a riposte to some recent reviewers who have made odd statements about who I am and/or what I am writing about or into. Though it's of little matter what people think anymore - recent events have got me beyond the whole 'Australian poetry' thing - but to note that all kinds of irritants are good for getting the poetry machine working.

Some good things in Overland, including results of the 2008 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets . You can read Tim Wright's winning poem here . I, too, have known the odd 'disconsolate Wednesday'. Enjoy.